In pictures: Weathering swine flu

A man in Mexico City wears a mask in the form of a boar, 4 May

Mexico City is to reopen its restaurants and cafes on Wednesday after the government recorded a decline in the number of new cases of swine flu. Currently, customers may only purchase takeaway meals.

The H1N1 virus was first reported in Mexico and is suspected of killing 101 people there. Here, a man in the city of Puebla clutches a figure of "St Death", who receives petitions for love, luck and protection.

An aerial view of Mexico City on 3 May shows avenues virtually empty

An aerial view of Mexico City on Sunday shows deserted avenues. Fear of the virus has kept away visitors and disrupted everyday business.

Musicians and a hat-seller wait for cutsomers in Garibaldi Plaza, Mexico City, 2 May

The lucrative tourist market has receded since the outbreak, leaving traditional street musicians and hat-sellers at a loss.

A hairdresser in Zipaquira, Colombia, wears a mask while tending to a customer, 3 May

While the news from Mexico has been good, world health officials warn that H1N1 is still spreading in other countries. Here a Colombian barber takes no chances with a customer.

A rioter confronts police in Manishyet Nasr, on the outskirts of Cairo, 3 May

Egypt's decision to slaughter pigs as a precaution sparked protest riots by farmers from the Christian minority, many of whom who saw it as a threat to their livelihood and to their identity in the Muslim-majority state.

Pigs and a donkey feed in a Cairo slum, 29 May

Egypt's pigs are largely reared in the slums around Cairo, where they feed on rubbish tips. The government says hygienic pig farms will be set up two years from now.

A man holding a packet of Tamiflu talks to reporters outside Alleyn's School, London, 4 May, after several pupils contract swine flu

In the UK, five pupils at an east London school were diagnosed with H1N1. Alleyn's School was the fourth UK school to close in connection with swine flu.

Pupils watch a news conference at St Francis Preparatory School, New York, after its reopening on 4 May following a swine flu outbreak

In New York, St Francis Preparatory School reopened on Monday after being closed because of a swine flu outbreak. The school has had 45 confirmed cases of H1N1.